2 Hope Cottages, Wilsley Pound, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2HR

2 Hope Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2HR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 19.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £308,000.